A frequency divider employs resonance techniques by means of on-chip spiral inductors to operate at high speeds. Configured as two cascaded ÷2 stages, the circuit achieves a frequency range of 2.3 GHz at 40 GHz while consuming 31 mW from a 2.5-V supply.
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VLSI Circuits, 2003. Digest of Technical Papers. 2003 Symposium on
Date of Conference: 12-14 June 2003